On Monday, Oct. 2, an all-campus closure was declared for the Cedar Rapids Community School District. There will be no morning athletics or daycare, however, ELSC workers will report to work as scheduled...
For the first time in six years, Kennedy High School is bringing back the Powderpuff game. Senior girls play a game of flag football against the junior girls to raise money for the graduating class of...
An annual tradition kicks off this week at Kennedy High School as students prepare for homecoming with multiple school events. Leading up to the dance, Cougars will dress out for spirit week, the powderpuff...
Picture day is a tradition all students are familiar with. A day when students go to the gym, a quick photo is snapped and your ID is printed shortly after. This is how it has been for years, until the...
This year, Kennedy High School will begin a new math club. It will give students an opportunity to explore different problems involving math, that are not necessarily taught in a regular class.
Any...
Three Iowa Women’s basketball players were drafted to the WNBA on April 10. Monika Czinano, Ashley Joens and Stephanie Soares brought in the most Iowa WNBA draftees since 2002.
The WNBA consists...
Kennedy is introducing a new honor society to students. Mu Alpha Theta is an international mathematics program that welcomes students in grades nine through 12 to complete service hours and compete against...
Ellie and her handler, freshman Rihanna Baldwin, are being welcomed to Kennedy. Ellie helps Rihanna with prediabetes, fainting spells, seizures, mental health concerns and long-term health problems.
Service...
Sophomore Tori Paga is going to Indianapolis to compete in the American Legion National Oratorical Contest on Friday, April 21 to Sunday, April 23. She wrote a speech about how the Constitution gave...
Senate File 167 is a new bill proposed in the Iowa Legislature that allows teens to work longer hours and new types of jobs. Proposed by Republican Senator Jason Schultz, this bill will change the way...
In a society that oppresses queer and trans youth, Iowa education is trying to take it a step further.
Two bills were introduced on Jan. 17 that will make it harder for youth to be educated and respected...
Kennedy junior Sidney Swartzendruber broke the school record for the 400 meter dash on Tuesday, April 11. Swartzendruber broke the old school record of 57.64 by over one second setting a new record of...
